The Small Number System
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I argue that the human mind includes an innate domain-specific system for representing precise small numerical quantities. This theory contrasts with object-tracking theories and with domain-general theories that only make use of mental models. I argue that there is a good amount of evidence for innate representations of small numerical quantities and that such a domain-specific system has explanatory advantages when infants’ poor working memory is taken into account. I also show that the mental models approach requires previously unnoticed domain-specific structure and consequently that there is no domain-general alternative to an innate domain-specific small number system.
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2001 ◽
Vol 34
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pp. 237-248
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2017 ◽
Vol 114
(23)
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pp. 5982-5987
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2017 ◽
Vol 3
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pp. 112-132
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2017 ◽
pp. 135-171
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